[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 25228] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-12567] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [Docket No. 93F-0152] Witco Corp.; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to future filing, of a food additive petition (FAP 3B4348), filed by Witco Corp. proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of decanedioic acid, polymer with 1,2-ethanediamine, (Z,Z)-9,12- octadecadienoic acid dimer and 4,4'-(1,3-propaneidyl) bis (piperidine) as a polymer coating onaluminum foil, polyolefin film, and paper and paperboard and as an adhesive, for use in contact with food. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hortense S. Macon, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-216), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3086. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal Register of May 19, 1993 (58 FR 29231), FDA announced that a food additive petition (FAP 3B4348) had been filed by Witco Corp., 5777 Frantz Rd., P.O. Box 646, Dublin, OH 43017. The petition proposed to amend the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of decanedioic acid, polymer with 1,2-ethanediamine, (Z,Z)-9,12- octadecadienoic acid dimer and 4,4'-(1,3-propaneidyl) bis (piperidine) as a polymer coating on aluminum foil, polyolefin film, and paper and paperboard and as an adhesive, for use in contact with food. Witco Corp. has now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7). Dated: April 30, 1996. Alan M. Rulis, Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 96-12567 Filed 5-17-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F